Acetylene-generator.



J. HARRIS.,

AOETYLENE GENERATOR.

, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1912. 1,1 1 3,336. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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J. HARRIS.

AGETYLENE GENERATOR.

A PPLIOATIOR FILED 3111.18, 1912.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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JOHN HARRIS, or CLEVELAND, onro.

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Patented Oct. l3, 1914.

Application filed January is, 1912. Serial No. 671,856.

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that ll, JOHN Haunts, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleve- 9.011s welding.

land, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Acetylene-Generators, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description, reference being had" to the accompanying drawings.

Th1S invention relates to apparatus for generating acetylene gas, and has for its general object to provide an apparatus wherein the feed of the carbid to the water is effected positively and automatically.

The apparatus disclosed herein is especially designed with the view of generating and supplying high pressure gas such as is used with blow .iGenerally speaking the invention may be further. defined as consisting of the combinations of elements embodied in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in the drawin? forming part hereof whereinu ure 1 represents an elevation with parts broken away of .a generator con.-

structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 -a sectional view corres ending sub-. stantiallyrto the line 22 of ig. 1. Fig. 3 -a vertical sectional view of the motor regulator. Figs. 4 and 5-sec tional details of the valve mechanism controllin the flow offluid to the pump or motor. fig. 6an elevation of the motor and parts connected thereto for feedin carbid to the generator.

Fig. 7-.. a-sectiona detail of the carbid feed generator overhanging this base and .being provided just above the lower end of its sloping bottom with a spout 6 having a valve provided with an operating handle 7.

8 denotes a watersupply pipe having therein a controlling valve 9 and connected pipes for s0-called autoge-v to a T 10, from which extends the branches 11 and 12, controlled respectively by valves.

13 and 14:. The branch 12 extends downwardly to a point slightly below the top of the generator tank, where it discharges into an open top receptacle 15. From the bot tom of this receptacle a. filling pipe '16 extends into the generator tank: and is pro vided with a valve 17. The stem of the valve 14 is connected to and operated by a lever 18,, one end of which is connected by a link 19 with a lever 20, which is connected with the valve 17.

21 denotesa rod which is pivotally connected at one end to the operating handle 7 the other end of said rod being telcscoped within a tube 22., which in turn is pivotally connected to the lever 20, the parts 21 and 22 forming-an extensible and contractible link or lost motion connection between the lever 20 and the handle 7. The end of the lever 18 opposite that to which the link 19 is connected is provided with a flexible device 23, as a chain, by which such lever end is connected to the weighted lever arm 24 of a safety valve 25, said safety valve communieating with the top of the generator bymeans of a pipe connection 26 and being provided with a dischar e outlet 2'1 whereby the pressure wit in the generator may be automatically relieved, should such pressure become excessive. The pipe 27 ex tends outside ofthe apartment in which the generator is located, so that any gas dis: charged from the safety valve will not accumulate within such apartment.

Supported-by the top of the neck 4 is the, carbid receptacle 28, the samebeing in the shape of a double cone, the lower portion of the receptacle projecting downwardly into the neck 4. The'upper end of the receptacle is provided with a cover 29 and a pivoted yoke 30, through which extends a. stem 30, the lower end of which bears against the cover to hold the some seated. A. suitable cross-bar 31 in the upper portion of the re ceptacle 28 supports a" stem 31 having a conical deflector 32 at its lower end, the parts being, so arranged that an annular space is provided between the bottom of the deflector and the adjacent inclined surface of the receptacle 28 through which annular space out carbid may be discharged through the mouth 33.01 the receptacle. Mounted T, 4 V. below i "T shelf y circular in shape and is conveniently wormed of metal being .ipported from the nick by means of oppositely arranged flanges riveted to-said s 36 from the lower portion of the re- L ptzicle :28 is a ring 56 of a smaller diameter than the shelf and having its lower edge supported slightly above such shelf, so as to just clear the same. 'liumctrimlly opposite oi the shelf are cut away, as shown at preferably on lines substantially par ullel to the diameter which bisect the flanges The diameter of the ring 36 is sul- J stcntinl equal to the shorter diameter of o l, whereby it will prevent carbid Iroin rebounding from the shelf during the charging operation.

The cerbid fed from the receptacle 28 accumulates within the ring 36 upon the shelf end is automatically discharged from the shelf into the generator by the following construction :--37 denotes a pusher which is mounted upon the shelf and is provided with a stem 38 which projects through the wall of the neck -1 and into a casing 39, where it is connected by means of link 40 with a crank 4-1 projecting from a transverse shaft 42. (See Fig. l.) The shaft extends through a suitable stuiling box 43 having a packing ring 413 therein and is provided with a ratchet wheel is: at one end thereof. Sleeved upon pawl s6, mounted within a cylinder 47 on said arm. The pawl may be pressed by a spring in the casing (not shown) so as to be held in engagement with the teeth of the' ratchet M. The free end of the arm is connected by means of s linlr 4:8 with c piston rod of a fluid motor, the motor illustrated her-sin being of the conventional pinup type, the casing of the pump being illustrated at 50. A detent pawl 51 pivotzilly supported in any convenient manner, as from a bracket 52 carried by the pump casing. overhangs the ratchet id and prevents ro tion of the some while the pawl 46 is I being shifted prior to advancing the ratchet and left. The pump is driven by water supplied through the pipe 8, a. hose or simis; "exible conduit 53 connecting the branch ll witu thepump casing.

For the purpose of rocking the operation of the motor dependent upon pressure conditions within the generator, the following construction is provided. 54: denotes the cusl of e. ressure regulator, said casing mprising e. pair of conca e convex plates i therebetween e rag-in 57, the plate 55 being the generator by means of e e v the diaphragm is exposed b?) and tlexible *3 conditions within the genthe shaft 42 is an arm do which carries a orator. A stem 59 is connected to and extends upwardly from the diaphragm 57, the stem passing through a sleeve 60, which is threaded into the top of the plate 56 and guides the stem and forms a receptacle for a helical spring 61, one end of which bears against the outer end of the sleeve and the other end of which bears against the diaphragm. The stem 59 has at its upper end a, substantially horizontal extension 59 which is connected by means of a. spring 62 with a crank arm (33, the inner end of the arm being connected to a shaft 64. This shaft projects into a. casing 65 through a stu'liing box 65, the casing merging with a valve casing 66, hsving therein a reciprocating needle valve 67, controlling'the flow of water from the supply branch 11 intothe casing 66 and thence, by means of the connection 68, into the pipe 53.

For the purpose of operating the valve 67, the shift 64 is provided with an arm 69 which projects into a. slot 70 in the valve 67, whereby the valve may be moved by the oscillation of the shaft 6%. From this construction it will be apparent that, when the pressure within the generator becomes excessive, the diaphragins 57 will be flexed upwardly, thereby closing the valve 67 and shutting oil the flow of the actuating fluid to the motor, with the result that the feed of c; rbid will at such time be interrupted or cut oil. The spring 62 protects the valve 67, the valve seat and the connecting parts against injury due to an increase in pressure on the diaphragm after the closing of the valve and until the diaphragm is flexed into contact with the cover plate 56.

From the top of the generator extends the supply pipe 71. This pipe extends substantially to the level of the upper end of a 'alve casing 72, and is then directed downwardly and is connected with the bottom of said cosin The pipe projects upwardly through the bottom of the casing and is provided at its upper end with a beveled seat 73 for the reception of a frusto-conical valve 74, carried by a float 75, the casing 72 having a removable cap 76. From the u per end of the casing '72 the su ply pipe 7 extends to the point of use. 1 y this construction it will be impossible for gases to pass back into the generator. An important field for acetylene generators is in connection' with wiry-acetylene blow pipes. In

operation, should the outlet of the blowpipe or burner become clogged, the pressure in the oxygen supply is apt to force "oxygen backward into the acetylene pipe against the lower pressure therein. This back flow in the acetylene pipe, as well as propagation of flame therethrough, will be arrested and prevented by the seating of the valve 74 and the water in the receptacle 72.

The yoke 30 is connected by a chain 78 cusses with the lever 20, and a stop pin '1' 9 prevents iil yoke 50 from being swung toward that side of the apparatus from which the lever 20 projects. il-i'ing it necessary to lift the outer end ilie lever and open the valve and vent the generator before the yoke 36 can be swung in a direction to permit the iQnir-DVill of the cover preliminarily to the receptacle 2,

the detailed description and the it is believed that the operation the apparatus will be clear. When the is are in the positions shown in Fig. 1, supply of water from the pipe 8 to the orator connection 12 is out off by means he valve 14. Furthermore, any escape of ,7 from the generator through the overflow nil-sole 15 prevented by means of the 14, which is closed. The operaof filling the receptacle and of g the generator can be accomplished crating she lever in c direction valves i l and i7, and this openof the valves results in lift- .,5 from its seat, allowing the e vented at a point outside apartment in which the generator is 10- diiring" the H ling and draining oplt will be understood that, when k, nerstor tsnk is drained, the valve 9 be closed.

Snpplv' water-through a conduit, including e overflow receptacle 15 prethe water in. the generator tank from ng an undesirable height. Still fursiie automatic i'enting of the apneriniis the tank to be filled quickly r, J 1e cz-irhid delivered upon the shelf 34 lined on said shelf by the ring 36, ex-

,s positively fed from said shelf g n of the push rod 38.

'1 1e purpose operation of the press" regulator and the float chamber 72 have bee explained at length liereinbefore, except to the adjustability of the sleeve 60. he purpose of making this sleeve adjustt-ic i-oward and from the diaphragm is to vary the under which the motor cgisra'tc.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an acetylene generator, the combination of a tank, a carbid receptacle thereabove, a shelf interposed between said receptools and said tank, a ring suspended from the receptacle above said shelf and having its lower edge in close proximity to said shelf to form e carbid retaining wall thereabove, a feeding revice within said ring, and means for reciprocating said device.

in an acetylene generator, the combination of a tank, a carbid receptacle thereabove, a neck connectin the same, a substantially circular shelf interposed between said receptacle and said tank in said neck, a ring suspended from the receptacle above said shelf, opposite portions of the shelf being cut away to provide clearance between the shelf and the neck, a, reciproceble feeding device arranged to travel in the direction of said cut-sway portions, and power operated means for reciprocating said device.

3. In an acetylene generator, the combination of a tank, a carbid receptacle thereabove, a shelf interposed between said tank and said receptacle, a ring suspended above said shelf and having its lower edge in close proximity to said shelf to form a carbid retaining wall theresbove, and a device within said ring for feeding carbid from said shelf into said tank.

e. In an acetylene generator, the combination of a tank, a ca-rbid receptacle thereabove, a shelf interposed between the receptaele and the tank, a ring flexibly suspended above said shelf and having its lower edge in close proximity to said shelf to form a carbid retaining wall thereabove, and a feeding device in said ring ha'ving an operating rod extending through the wall of and outside the ring.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HARRIS.

/Vitnesses J. B. HULL, BRENNAN B. WEST. 

